A 40-year-old teacher and mother of four died Friday after the SUV she was driving struck a tree in her driveway, hit a parked car, and plunged into her backyard swimming pool in Hewlett Bay Park. Allison Rahmani, a resident of the exclusive Five Towns village, was pronounced dead at a local hospital after the crash, which occurred shortly before 9:30 a.m.
Nassau County police said Rahmani was driving a 2023 GMC SUV when she lost control of the vehicle in the driveway at 1192 Elinor Road, according to the Herald Community Newspapers. The SUV struck a tree and an unoccupied 2006 Honda before plunging into the in-ground pool. Emergency responders arriving on scene found the vehicle partially submerged with all four tires off the ground, as reported by Daily Voice.
Rahmani had already been pulled from the SUV by the time officers arrived, and responding police began CPR and other emergency life-saving measures on scene, the outlet’s report notes. Despite the vehicle landing in the pool, a family source told JNS that Rahmani did not drown. According to that account, she remained conscious enough after the crash to call for help herself, and she died in an ambulance while being transported to the hospital.
Community Responders Rushed to the Scene
The emergency response in Hewlett drew both medical and police helicopters, along with on-scene assistance from Achiezer, a Five Towns-based Jewish community crisis support organization, per 5 Towns Central. Fox 5 NY also reported that a car had plunged into a backyard swimming pool on Long Island, drawing wider attention to the crash beyond the immediate community…